When to go · Aruba
Aruba in January
Great month. Peak season: dry, windy and full; Carnival build-up starts.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- High
- Aruba
- Prices
- High
- Aruba
Verdict
Peak season: dry, windy and full; Carnival build-up starts.
Weather in January
- Whole island · Oranjestad, Palm Beach, Eagle Beach, Arikok, San Nicolasbest weather
Semi-arid: 28–33 °C all year with a steady north-east trade wind. The short rainy spell (Oct–Dec) brings brief showers, rarely whole days of rain. Aruba sits south of the usual hurricane tracks; direct hits are rare, though distant storms can bring swell and flight delays.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year's Day
1 Jan
Firecracker strings at midnight; quiet day.
Betico Croes Day
25 Jan
Honours the leader of the separate-status movement; some closures.
Carnival big impact
Jan–Feb/Mar (check)
Weeks of events ending in the Grand Parades in San Nicolas and Oranjestad; Carnival Monday afternoon is a holiday; road closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Aruba
- High
- Prices · Aruba
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in January
Rated best or good this month
Whole island
Best weather of the year (Oranjestad, Palm Beach, Eagle Beach, Arikok, San Nicolas)
Dry, warm; peak season.